“No，Iamnot，“sherepliedcoolly。“Farfromit！TherewasmoneystolenthatIcannotreplace，andthetheftofthemoneywouldbeputuponthesameinnocentshoulders。IseenootherwaythantheoneIhavementioned。Ifwhoeverrunsintothisroomispermittedtogetaglimpseofme，andisgiventheimpressionthatthenecklace，whichIshallleaveonthefloor，wasdroppedinmyhaste，thesuppositionremainsthat，atleast，Igotawaywiththemoney。
Iamcertainlynottheinnocentmanwhohasbeenusedasthepawn；
andifIamrecognizedastheWhiteMoll，whatdoesitmatter-afterlastnight？“
Hetookasteptowardherimpetuously-andstoppedquiteasimpetuously。Herrevolverhadswungtoalevelwithhishead。
“Pardonme！“hesaid。